Connecticut vs. Kentucky Championship game: 7:10 p.m. Monday

Keys for No. 7 Connecticut (31-8).

Defense, defense, defense. In their five NCAA Tournament games this year, the Huskies have limited opponents to 42.4 percent shooting. Florida, which had a plethora of scoring options, could muster only 38.8 percent shooting Saturday against the Huskies. UConn guards Shabazz Napier (6-foot-1) and Ryan Boatright (6-0) will be at an even bigger size disadvantage against 6-6 twins Aaron and Andrew Harrison of Kentucky. It’s imperative that Napier and Boatright stay in front of the Harrisons and prevent them from driving the lane. UConn’s inside players also will have a more difficult task against Kentucky, which outscored Wisconsin 46-24 in the paint Saturday. Napier, an All-American, must get off to a hot start. He scored only 12 points against Florida. That won’t be enough Monday night.

Keys for No. 8 Kentucky (29-10).

The Wildcats are prone to defensive lapses, as shown Saturday when they allowed Wisconsin to get back in the game during the second half. So the best bet for Kentucky is to put the pressure on offensively. It will be up to the Harrison twins to get the ball inside or along the baseline to 6-foot-9 Julius Randle (16 points against Wisconsin), 7-footer Dakari Young (10) and 6-6 James Young (17). Kentucky has as much frontcourt depth as any team in the country and will try to get hot-scoring UConn forward DeAndre Daniels in foul trouble. Although he is 6-9, Daniels weighs only 195 pounds and likes to shoot fromoutside. He can become inconsistent, and the Huskies often go as he goes. … Center Willie Cauley-Stein will miss Monday night’s title game because of a lingering ankle injury.